Tampering with political signs a misdemeanor

Election is less than a month away. As a committee person, I have been busy putting up signage for our Republican candidates. Signs for both Patty Ritchie and Ann Marie Buerkle had been in place for some time and Saturday I added a sign for Mike Backus at Blumer Road and county Route 33.

Monday, as I drove to an appointment, I saw that all the signs were gone. On the way home, I found that signs placed at Blumer Road and county Route 45 were also missing. Perhaps someone thought the signs would look nice on their lawn. I hope so! Signage is expensive and elections are a costly endeavor.

It is a misdemeanor to tamper with political signs and a judge can issue fines and a jail term of up to one year.

If taking the signs was a prank, please return them. No one needs a police record.